Environmental and Natural Resources

United States Liable as an Owner Under CERCLA for Contamination on Navajo Reservation Land

By Maribeth M. Klein Last week, a United States District Court in Arizona held that the United States was an “owner” of Navajo Reservation Trust Land for purposes of CERCLA liability.  See El Paso Nat. Gas Co. v. United States, 2017 WL 3492993 (D. Ariz. Aug. 15, 2017).  After entering into an Administrative Order on […]